Sipadan is part of a group of marine protected islands which includes the Semporna Islands Marine park.
Idyllic mostly uninhabited islands, Sipadan and the surrounding areas have a greater underwater species diversity than the great barrier reef.
Around Sipadan the reef drops down spectacularly, huge schools of barracudas, mackerels are seen on nearly every dive, turtles and large sharks abound.
Rated in the top 5 dive sites in the world: attracts huge volumes of divers every year.